What: Shenzhen Airlines/Kunpeng/Henan Airlines Embraer ERJ-190 en route from Harbin to Yichun China Where: Yichun China When: Aug 24th 2010 Who: 91 passengers (including 5 children) and 5 crew; 43 immediate deaths, 3 serious injuries and 50 minor injuries Why: The plane overran the runway—and departed the runway on landing—at Lindu airport in Yichun city in Heilongjiang province at 10:10 p.m, split on impact, exploded, and burst into flames. 53 people were rescued, three of whom with serious injuries.
Ten survivors were transferred Yichun Rehabilitation Hospital, which has burn specialists. eight survivors were taken to Yichun Forestry Hospital.
The plane was a two-year old Embraer 190 leased from RBS Aviation Capital. Mesa Air Group was a financial partner in Kunpeng Airlines. The airline is now called Henan Airlines, is based in Henan province and is partially owned by Air China.
What: Moorabbin Flying Service (J&J Aviation) Piper PA-28-161 Warrior III Where: Moorabbin Airport,Victoria Australia When: August 17 2010 Who: 3 passengers Why: The plane overran the runway, damaging the prop and nose but the three aboard were unhurt.
What: Azerbaijan Airlines Airbus A319-100 en route from Baku to Istanbul Where: Istanbul When: Aug 12th 2010 Who: 119 passengers and 8 crew Why: While attempting a landing in Istanbul, the plane overran the runway with flaps retracted. The nosegear collapsed.
What: Mauritania Airways Boeing 737-700 en route from Nouakchott to Dakar Senegal to Conakry Where: Conakry When: Jul 28th 2010, 1:30 am Who: 91 passengers and 6 crew, ten injuries. Why: While landing in Conakry Guinea in heavy rain, the pilot landed halfway down the runway, resulting in an overran; they came to a dead stop off the tarmac in scrub land.
Passengers evacuated via emergency services. Reports vary, but between 2 and 12 had minor injuries.
Mauritania Airways is 51% owned by Tunisair; 49% by investors and the Mauritanian government.
What: Merpati Nusantara Airlines Boeing 737-300 en route from Sarong to Manokwari West Papua. (Sorong-Dominique Edward Osok Airport to Rendani Airport) Where: Rendani Airport, Indonesia When: 12 April 2010 Who: 97 passengers ( 76 men, 21 women, three children and three infants) 6 crew Why: While landing at Rendani in heavy fog and rain, the flight overshot the runway and/or hydroplaned on the wet runway, lost a wing in a forest at the end of the runway and partially ended up with the tail suspended in river shallows. The fuselage split in two. No one was trapped; everyone got out alive. Reports of injury vary, from 80 minor injuries to 20 individuals who sustained varying degrees of injury (broken bones and head injury), one who had facial injury and trouble breathing.
Merpati is on the banned list. Nevertheless, Merpati spokesmen say this was entirely due to weather and not pilot error.
What: Cargojet Boeing 727-200 en route from Hamilton to Moncton Where: Moncton, Canada When: Mar 24th 2010 Who: 3 crew Why: While landing in heavy rain in Moncton, the flight hydroplaned on landing, and overran the runway and, while still undamaged, got mired in the mud. Emergency crews are working to get the plane on solid ground.
Relatives of victims disrupted the Argentine court when a two-year long trial ruled 6 LAPA (Lineas Aereas Privadas Argentinas) officials were not negligent. The operations manager and the 737 airlines chief both received three-year suspended sentences. Neither is currently employed in those positions.
35 survived the 1999 crash; 65 were killed. On August 31, 1999, the LAPA Boeing 737 crashed at Buenos Aires, Argentina while taking off on a regularly scheduled passenger flight to Cordoba, Argentina. Witness reports indicate the pilot had aborted the takeoff. The airplane departed the airport property, crossed a highway, and came to rest on a golf course. There were 101 persons on board. The flight failed to take-off, broke through a perimeter fence and burst into flames on a golf course.
The investigation attributed the crash to pilot error and found LAPA and air force deficiencies also contributed. The Argentine Air Force controlled civil and commercial aviation until 2009.
What: US Airways/PSA Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Charleston West Virginia to Charlotte, North Carolina Where: Charleston When: Jan 19th 2010 Who: 30 passengers and 3 crew Why: During takeoff, the pilot overran runway 23. The takeoff was aborted as the pilot responded to a warning signal, coming to a stop before a steep drop at the runway’s end. We don’t know the extent of damage but it is expensive, especially to the EMAS (and the plane!), but apparently there were no reported injuries. EMAS is credited for saving the lives of the crew and passengers as when the pilot braked during take-off, the plane impacted the Engineered Material Arresting System.
The Yeager Airport EMAS is a system of concrete blocks designed to collaps to bring a plane to a safe stop.
What: Air Berlin Boeing 737-800 en route from Dortmund Germany to Las Palmas, Spain Where: Dortmund When: Jan 3rd 2010 Who: 165 passengers and 6 crew Why: During snowy weather, the pilot rejected takeoff. Unable to stop quickly enough, the plane overran the runway. Passengers debarked via emergency stairs while the plane remained stuck.
What: Compagnie Africaine Aviation Boeing 727-200 en route from Kinshasa to Kananga Democratic Republic of Congo Where: Kinshasa When: Jan 2nd 2010 Who: flight crew Why: After takeoff, the plane suffered a hydraulics problem and returned to Kinshasa’s Ndjili airport, where it landed in heavy rain and skid off the runway. The right wing was damaged.
What: Wizzair Ukraine Airbus A320-200 from Venice to Kiev Where: Kiev, Ukraine When: Dec 29th 2009 Who: 154 passengers and 6 crew Why: On landing at Borispol Airport, the plane skidded off the runway.
Both engines incurred damage; however there were no injuries.
This CNN news reportage indicates 91 injured rather than the 40 discussed earlier. No one mentions how the plane came mere meters from slipping into the bay. What: American Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Miami to Kingston Where: Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston When: Tuesday Dec 22 2009 Who: 148 passengers and six crew; 40 injured; 4 passengers in serious condition Why: After a turbulent flight, while landing in heavy rain, the jet overshot the runway. According to passengers, the plane landed normally, but failed to come to a stop but bounced through the perimeter fence, and skidded down the runway ending ten feet away the sea along the Port Royal main road. While skidding, they heard a loud bang, and oxygen masks deployed. On impact, the plane went dark.
The plane was reported to have lost an engine upon landing and that the landing gear collapsed; the plane skidded, crashed starboard engine detatched, and the fuselage broke. THe port wingtip snapped off; the fuselage rutured aft of the wing. Officers at the scene reported the plane ran off the end of the runway.
The Injured have been taken to the Kingston Public Hospital.
American Airlines official statement is below:
AMERICAN AIRLINES STATEMENT REGARDING FLIGHT 331 Release #1 @ 11:58 (p.m.) U.S. Central Time
PRNewswire
FORT WORTH, Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ — On Tuesday, December 22, 2009, American Airlines Flight 331, a Boeing 737-800 aircraft, overran the runway on landing at Kingston, Jamaica’s Norman Manley International Airport. The flight originated out of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, operated into Miami International Airport, and then operated into Kingston’s Norman Manley International Airport.
Preliminary reports indicate there are no serious injuries. The aircraft was carrying 148 passengers and a crew of six.
American Airlines is in direct contact with officials from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration and is cooperating fully with appropriate authorities. American Airlines will not speculate as to possible causes of the incident. At this point, no additional details can be confirmed.
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Title: AA 331 Crash at Norman Manley International Airport
Date: Wednesday 23 rd December, 2009
Details: Press Release : American Airlines 331 Crash at NMIA
At approximately 10:25 pm American Airlines (AA 331) while in its final approach to landing overshot the runway resulting in an accident. 145 passengers and 6 crew members were on board. The injured passengers have been taken to hospitals in Kingston. No fatality has been reported.
The Airport emergency response was activated with support from emergency units in the municipality. The aircraft and crash site have been secured and the areas have been cordoned off by the security forces. Preliminary investigation is ongoing. The Airport is currently closed and the respective NOTAMS issued.
The number of persons being treated at hospitals is as follows:
38 :Kingston Public Hospital
35 :University of the West Indies
12: Andrews Memorial Hospital
5: Medical Associates
As a result of the accident, three flights have been delayed.
Access to and from Port Royal will be denied (except for emergency purposes) until 12 noon.
Please direct all queries to:
Mr. Mark Williams, Vice President, AAJ Tel# 876-322-8841
Mr. Paul Hall, Snr Vice President, AAJ Tel# 876-997-1693
Mr. Earl Richards, President, AAJ Tel# 876-990-6492
What: SA South African Airlink Embraer ERJ-135 en route from Cape Town to George SA Where: George, S. Africa When: Dec 7th 2009 Who: 30 passengers and 3 crew Why: While landing during a light rain, the flight overran the wet runway, smashed through the fence and rolled to a stop on a road. There is one report that no one was injured but the plane; and another unconfirmed report that there were four injuries.
What: Avient Aviation McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighter en route from Shanghai to Bishkek Kyrgyzstan Where: Shanghai When: Nov 28th 2009, 8am local time Who: 7 crew Why: On takeoff, the MD-11’s main gear left the ground over the runway but the plane climbed less than 10 feet, ran into approach lights, fell, broke into parts and caught on fire. The plane rotated for takeoff but failed to become airborne and sustained at least one tailstrike.
There are three fatalities, all American crew members, and 4 critically injured. Those aboard were from the US, Belgium, Indonesia and Zimbabwe.
One injured US citizen (61 year old co-pilot) is in critical condition with multiple rib fractures, blast lung injury and pneumothorax. The other 3 survivors sustained chest and limb injuries.
This plane, flying as HL7372 Korean Air Lines tipped on its tail at Sydney Airport while being unloaded on JAN 09 2002.
What: Kingfisher Airlines Aerospatiale ATR-72-500 en route from Bhavnagar to Mumbai (India) Where: Mumbai When: Nov 10th 2009 Who: 42 passengers and 4 crew Why: On landing, the flight overran the runway. The flight came to a stop on soft ground. The plane sustained substantial damage to the nose gear, left main gear, left wing tip and left propeller.
Aeroflot Flight 528 was a Yakovlev 40 that crashed on June 19, 1987 while flying from Odessa to Berdyansk with five crew and twenty-four passengers. In the crash, 2 crew died and 6 passengers. The aircraft approached with a tailwind. in heavy rain. A go-around was aborted. The plane overran the runway, struck obstacles and caught fire. Among the multiple causes of the crash was the decision to land at Berdyansk in bad weather and poor visibility. Poor human resource management at the control tower and lack of data from the weather station were contributing factors
